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Fun fact: Queens is named after an actual queen
Like many places in Colonial America, Queens is named after a lady monarch. While Maryland and Virginia are easy to connect to their namesakes (Queen Mary and the Virgin Queen, Queen Elizabeth I), non-English history scholars likely don't know much about this borough's honored woman, Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of King Charles II. Catherine was born in Portugal, but she was married to Charles back when the British colony in New York was established.
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- 1854 - Queen's
Queen's, a county in the S. E. part of New York, has an area of about 420 square miles. It is situated in the western part of Long island, and is...Read MORE... - 1895 - Queens
Queens, a southeastern county of New York, is a part of Long Island. Area, about 250 square miles. It is bounded on the N. by Long Island Sound, and...Read MORE... 
1902 - BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS TWO MEN
Pumping Station on Shore Road in Queens Destroyed.
Trees Broken Off - Windows Shattered Half a Mile Away - Steel Plates Had Been Worn Thin - Story ...Read MORE...- 1906
Queens, a borough of the city of New York, dating as such from Jan. 1, 1898. It comprises the former city of Long Island City and the former towns of ...Read MORE... - 1909 - September 30 - Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan & Queens
historyorb.com - 1910 - TRAGIC DEATH OF ASHFIELD MAN. Fred R. Church Killed on the Long Island Railroad Yesterday.
Word was received at Shelburne Falls yesterday morning of the accidental death at the Queens station of the Long Island railroad of Fred R. Church,...Read MORE... - 1918 - 27 HURT IN CRASH OF B. R. T. TRAINS - Rear-End Collision Due to a Heavy Fog and Defective Motor.
TWO CARS DEMOLISHED
Effort to Fix Blame for Accident Will Be Made Today Before Magistrate.
Twenty-seven men and women were hurt in the wreck of ...Read MORE... 
Springfield Boulevard, Queens, L.I., N.Y.
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215th Street, Queens, L.I.
Postcard- 1936 - July 11 - Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, Bronx & Queens opens
historyorb.com - 1939 - April 29 - Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx & Queens opens
historyorb.com - 1940 - November 15 - NY Midtown tunnel linking Manhattan and Queens opens to traffic
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Triborough Bridge, New York City
Postcard- 1941 - December 6 - NYC Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens
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Springfield Boulevard, Queens, L.I., N.Y.
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215th Street, Queens, L.I.
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Triborough Bridge, New York City
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1854 - Queen's
Queen's, a county in the S. E. part of New York, has an area of about 420 square miles. It is situated in the western part of Long island, and is... Read MORE...
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1895 - Queens
Queens, a southeastern county of New York, is a part of Long Island. Area, about 250 square miles. It is bounded on the N. by Long Island Sound, and... Read MORE...
1902 - BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS TWO MEN
Pumping Station on Shore Road in Queens Destroyed.
Trees Broken Off - Windows Shattered Half a Mile Away - Steel Plates Had Been Worn Thin - Story ... Read MORE...
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1906
Queens, a borough of the city of New York, dating as such from Jan. 1, 1898. It comprises the former city of Long Island City and the former towns of ... Read MORE...
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1909 - September 30 - Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan & Queens
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1910 - TRAGIC DEATH OF ASHFIELD MAN. Fred R. Church Killed on the Long Island Railroad Yesterday.
Word was received at Shelburne Falls yesterday morning of the accidental death at the Queens station of the Long Island railroad of Fred R. Church,... Read MORE...
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1918 - 27 HURT IN CRASH OF B. R. T. TRAINS - Rear-End Collision Due to a Heavy Fog and Defective Motor.
TWO CARS DEMOLISHED
Effort to Fix Blame for Accident Will Be Made Today Before Magistrate.
Twenty-seven men and women were hurt in the wreck of ... Read MORE...
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1936 - July 11 - Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, Bronx & Queens opens
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1939 - April 29 - Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx & Queens opens
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1940 - November 15 - NY Midtown tunnel linking Manhattan and Queens opens to traffic
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1941 - December 6 - NYC Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens
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